# N678TW: 2001 Aerotrike SAFARI, registration cancelled 2018-01-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 5, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aerotrike SAFARI](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotrike-safari) (registry code 05901AA)
- Engine: [Rotax 503 DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (registry code 55566)
- Serial number: TWAEROTRIKE2000
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Weight-shift-control
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: August 29, 2007
- Certificate issued: June 19, 2007
- Last registry action: August 2, 2011
- Mode S code: A8FB2E
- Owner when cancelled: [Ward Thomas H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARD%20THOMAS%20H)
- Location: [Dunnellon, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Dunnellon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.9925° N, 82.5289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34433, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N678TW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=678TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N678TW-2018-01-05

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Aerotrike SAFARI: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotrike-safari.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN14LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA192), Apr 9, 2014: Aerotrike Safari (N678TW), Littlefield, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot's in-flight loss of control for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20140409004999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140409004999A), Apr 9, 2014: Aerotrike SAFARI (N678TW), Littlefield, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On April 9, 2014, at approximately 0800, an Aerotrike Safari light sport aircraft bearing registration number N678TW, registered to the private owner, crashed…

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